Gene Rock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American basketball player
Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1921
Place of Birth: Caruthers, California, United States
Date of Death: 31-Oct-2002
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Gene Rock
- Eugene Rock (November 4, 1921 – October 31, 2002) was an American professional basketball player who played in the Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA) and the Basketball Association of America (BAA) during the 1947–48 season.
- A native of Huntington Beach, California, Rock attended Huntington Beach High School before enrolling at the University of Southern California to play basketball.
- While at USC, Rock earned varsity letters in 1942, 1943 and 1947.
- Like many male college athletes during his day, Rock served in the military for two years before finishing college; he was in the Marine Corps.
- Rock led the Trojans in scoring during 1942–43 (12.6 points per game) and again in 1946–47 (11.1 ppg).
- During the former season, USC finished with a then-school record 23–5 mark en route to winning the Pacific Coast League Southern Division title.
- Rock was also a teammate of future College Basketball Hall of Fame coach Tex Winter. After his college career ended, Rock went on to play for the Birmingham Skyhawks in the PBLA, which was a professional basketball league that lasted for less than one full season due to underfunding.
- He averaged 6.9 points per game in seven games before the league folded.
- Rock then signed with the Chicago Stags of the BAA.
- In 11 games played, he averaged 0.9 points.
- His basketball career ended after the season, and Rock went on to work for the Los Angeles Police Department, where he eventually became a captain.
- Rock retired in 1979, and lived the rest of his life in the San Diego area.
- On October 31, 2002, he succumbed to cancer.
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